The suitable, skilled people who are available to
Talent pools, also known as
acceleration pools, are groups
of high-performing, highpotential employees who are
being developed to assume
greater responsibility in a
particular area. They form
the basis of best-practice
talent pool-based succession
planning.
Talents may be
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artistic
technical
mental
physical
personal
social.
Your talents need not be profitable,
useful, or conventional, but they will
always be your own, a part of what
makes you into you.
Talent can be cultivated and enhanced. It is not always recognized.
Sometimes …………………….
 talent is obvious and people do utilize it in their life and work
 talent is lost because it is difficult to recognize.
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Learn to look for your talents in the right places
Build those talents into skills and abilities ….
it might take some work…………….. go about it creatively and
you will explore your natural abilities and find your innate talents.
Some practical exercises to explore your talents
First of all, consider your answers to the following questions:
 When have you been most committed, passionate and enthusiastic?
 When have you been most creative?
 When have you been most sure of yourself and your decisions?
 What do you consider to be your greatest accomplishment?
 When have other people considered you to be most successful?
 When have you enjoyed your work most?
 What talents were you relying on, and using, in these situations?
 For what would you take a very strong stand?
 What about the world puzzles or disturbs you that you could make an impact on?
 What jobs do you like to do when you have a choice?
 What activities are you drawn towards?
 If money were no concern, what would you be doing?
 Brainstorm each of these questions, and then use your answers to identify the top 3 talents that you most use when
you're successful. Rank these in order.
o Commit to building your talent into a skill.
o Find other talented people and learn everything
you can from them.
o Respect the complexity of your talent.
o Practice it
Each of us has particular talents that, when expressed or
exercised, make the world a better place. When you build
up these talents you can make your greatest possible
contribution to the world, and enjoy personal and
professional satisfaction that goes along with this.
Getting Career
Inspiration
 Start with your subject
 Expand your career
knowledge
 Read career guides
 Examine vacancies
 Focus on skills
 Focus on a subject
 Focus on a sector
 Keep doing it
 Getting help
The process of finding career direction is a journey.
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Start with discovering the essential "you”.
Explore and identify a career that allows you to
make good use of your talents.
Move on with a focused job or career move, and put
yourself in the best possible position to get them.
This journey never really ends because work itself is
all about change, growth, development, and
reinvention.
Exploring possibilities
Research can be helpful
Consider:
 Social and Demographic Trends
 Technology Trends
 Global Market Place Trends
 Environment Trends
It may be advisable and more useful to research a
sector rather than a specific occupation.
A sector is a cluster of occupations which are:
- similar in skill sets, values and interests
- multiple due to different levels such as entry, technical, technological, professional and managerial.
HEALTH
Diagnosis, treatment and residential
care.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Computer services, computer and
electronic
manufacturing
and
telecommunication.
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SERVICES
Repair, maintenance, security and
private household services
Banking, securities, commodities
investment, real estate, rental and
leasing services.
TOURISM
Tours and travel guides, sales and
marketing,
guest
services,
accounting, management, fitness,
entertainment
Never give up.
Your future is in your hands.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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http://www.nbchs.lskysd.ca/sites/www.nbchs.lskysd.ca/files/
careerplanningwithteens_finalbookmarks20091.pdf
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http://www.wikihow.com/
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www.chi.ac.uk › ... › What next?
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http://www.2knowmyself.com/how_to_discover_my_talents
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http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/occupational-group.html#ixzz3TXPuqZJx
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dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/.../talent-pool
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https://www.google.it/search?q=talent+pools
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www.halogensoftware.com/.../creating-talent-pool
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